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RELATIVITY: bookmarks Many links are probably dead. I do not necessarily endorse the content of any of these bookmarked sites new) Relativity Einstein Archives Online FJE Enterprises Home Page Modern Physics (Wijekumar IUP) Fields and Spacetime (Schumacher Kenyon) Alexander Levichev's homepage. Notes...The purpose of this Contest is to prove General Relativity using a (simple) algorithm.
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General Relativity Simulation Contest Contest consist of the following task: Write one general purpose program (any programming language will do) which simulates the movement of n objects over a certain period of time. The simulation method used (algorithms should be based on the Rules...Forum devoted to discussing the Einstein's special and general theories of relativity.
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Relativity PHYSICS ASTRONOMY Topic below to start a new topic. Tell a friend about this page. Physics, Math, Astronomy Philosophy Forums Go to Top|New Topic|Search|Log In Older Messages Topics Author Date Two theoriesnew sam newbold 02-07-02 13:58 Re: Two theoriesnew Ryan Barnard 02-13-02...A popular site with interactive demonstrations of gravitational lensing. The background material is at a graduate level
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Gravitational Lensing Some background about gravitational lensing. Strong Lensing Under very close Observer-Lens-Source alignment, strong gravitational lensing occurs. The background source is highly distorted. Einstein Rings can form mpeg simulations) Microlensing When a small body passes in front of a source of...A two part overview of the Shapiro radar bounce test of general relativity. (The two parts consist of a section for normal people, and one for nerds)
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grayAlbert The time delay of radar reflections off of Mercury installation 1995 For Folks It takes a few minutes for light to get to Mercury from Earth, but it takes a little longer due to the Sun. Radar signals from the...Includes links to online journals, news and preprint archives, as well as lists of faculty at this university.
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Hyperspace GR hypertext C general relativity and cosmology group. We have the following: Information on the UBC GR group Software for finding GR mail addresses GR News Archives Preprint searches Classical and Quantum Gravity Online Journal Matters of Gravity General Relativity and Gravitation...An introduction to Einstein's theory of General Relativity and related topics. These pages include informative text, pictures and movies.
http://www.maths.soton.ac.uk/relativity/GRExplorer/
This is a Mathematica notebook showing how to plot light cones in two plus one spacetime dimensions with a point mass.
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Mathematica notebook showing how to plot light cones in two plus one spacetime dimensions with a point mass. Since we're not allowed to run Mathematica over a web server (for copyright reasons and because of the extreme security holes) this...Try an experiment that illustrates the gravitational attraction between two objects or use a Java applet to understand how orbits work in strongly curved space-time.
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Interactive Experiments in Gravity This directory contains documents and interactive Java applets which explore aspects of both Newton's theory of universal gravitation and Einstein's general relativity. The first two installments in the series are now available. Bending Spacetime in the Basement We live our...A collection of articles about relativity
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Physics Virtual Bookshelf: Relativity The listings are in roughly the order in which these topics might be taught. Topic Description Author Format Special Theory of Relativity: html pdf The Special Relativity document by Professor Key that is the next listing largely concentrates on the...An experiment at the University of Washington seeks to determine whether the gravitational binding energy of an object generates gravity of its own.
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Physics News Update Number 454 Story GRAVITY'S GRAVITY Washington seeks to determine whether the gravitational binding energy of an object generates gravity of its own. As formulated by Albert Einstein, the Equivalence Principle (EP) states that if we stand in a closed room we cannot tell whether the...We are a group of physicists and astronomers working on a 5-dimensional version of general relativity.
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Index of wesson Index of wesson Name Last modified Size Description Parent Directory 07-Mar-2004 16:12 _borders/ 19-Feb-2003 16:15 _derived/ 19-Feb-2003 16:15 _fpclass/ 19-Feb-2003 16:15 _overlay/ 19-Feb-2003 16:15 _private/ 19-Feb-2003 16:15 _themes/ 19-Feb-2003 16:15 home.html 11-Jul-2003 19:47 5k images/ 19-Feb-2003 16:15 intro.htm 23-Jul-2003 19:43...Mathematical derivation of gravitational waves to quadrupole order in the Brans-Dicke scalar-tensor and Rosen bi-metric theories of gravity.
http://www.davis-inc.com/relativity
This paper presents an elementary introduction to the theory of gravitational waves. This article is meant for students who have had an exposure to general relativity, but results from general relativity have been derived in the appendices.
http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9908041
We present pictorial means of distinguishing contravariant vectors (or simply vectors) from covariant vectors (or linear forms).
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9807044
A collection of equations important to both special relativity and general relativity.
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HSAA Chapter 10 Table of Contents Electromagnetic field strength tensor 247 Covariant formulation of Maxwell's equations 247 Lorentz force 247 Cosmology 248 Robertson-Walker line element 248 Einstein field equations 248 Friedmann universes 248 Bibliography 254 Return to Table of Contents...This site contains a comprehensive introduction to the basic ideas and tests of general relativity
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Unit 57 Written for students in the USC Self-paced Astronomy courses NOTE: This Unit assumes you have studied Unit 56. The Learning Objectives and references are in the Self-Paced Study Guide Essay on the General Theory of Relativity by John L. Safko...Self-tutorial with short essays, questions and answers.
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Written for students in the USC Self-Paced Astronomy Courses Learning Objectives and References are in the Study Guide. Sample Questions are on the web at http spastro.physics.sc.edu/ ESSAY The Special Theory of Relativity by J. L. Safko A. Principle of...An overview of why Einstein added an extra term in general relativity, and why it is still examined.
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The Cosmological Constant Here is the postscript version, and the pdf version. Cosmological Constant The cosmological constant, conventionally denoted by the Greek letter is a parameter describing the energy density of the vacuum (empty space and a potentially important contributor to the dynamical...Covers current and past projects in experimental gravitational physics using Drag-Free Satellites including the Relativity Gyro, Equivalence Principle, and LISA.
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Experimental Gravitational Physics Using Drag-Free Satellites Satellite is actually two satellites in one. A small inner, usually spherical, proof mass is located in a cavity inside of a larger normal satellite. The cavity contains sensors, capacitive or optical, which measure the position of the proof mass...A textbook for relativistic quantum mechanics is presented. The Dirac equation is dealt with in detail.
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Publications in physics and mathematics by Walter Pfeifer The interacting boson model (IBM) is a relatively young and powerful theory, which is used to study intermediate and heavy atomic nuclei. It determines the nuclear moment, the energy levels of the nucleus and their transition probabilities quantitatively, in the...An article by Vincent Sauvé elaborating upon a materialist view of the absolute and relative nature of time.
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Why Time is Absolute, and Relative, But Never Universal The author elaborates upon a materialist view of the absolute and relative nature of time in a simple and (hopefully) clear manner for what has always been a complicated subject. Albert Einstein's relativity of time is defended against those who...Provides information on the history, experiments and paradoxes of relativity.
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Relativity The theory of special relativity (or special relativity for short) was established in 1905 by the famous physicist Albert Einstein at the age of 26. Special relativity is of importance in the realm of high relative velocities. It has been...Useful information and links on relativity, quantum theory, and cognition.
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Mark Roberts Homepage You can view the navigation panel by clicking HERE....Easy to understand 'debunking' of some common misconceptions about cosmology and relativity and why they are wrong.
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Some Scientifically Inaccurate Claims Concerning Cosmology and Relativity This page is provided for the benefit of three kinds of people: Members of the general public who may have encountered some of the claims I list below and want to know why scientists are so confident they are wrong....